But he does argue that not every idea deserves a hearing on television.
Everyone's ideas deserve a place, but certainly not on the basis he claims.
But the underlying idea of the president's proposal is sound and deserves support, even from the comics page.
His idea - encouraging private investment by offering tax incentives - deserves a chance to work.
His idea to leave the site empty deserves consideration.
Certainly the idea of helping drug-involved mothers and children together deserves much more attention.
At the least, then, Brown's idea deserves to be tested out with a bigger, more reliable study.
And given the alarming rate of obesity among the young, this idea deserves to evolve quickly into a real solution.
I believe that this idea deserves to be looked at more closely and submitted to the Council's decision-making bodies.
Don't you think the idea deserves better than your dismissal?